Deforestation tables and charts for
Peru

Forest Cover (hectares):
68,742,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
53.7
Other wooded land (hectares):
22,132,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
600,000
Total land area (hectares):
128,522,000

Forest Area

Classification

Area

Annual change rate

Total change

Period

1990

2000

2005

1990-2000

1990-2000

2000-2005

2000-2005

1990-2005

1990-2005

1990s vs 2000s

Units

ha

ha

ha

ha

%

ha

%

ha

%

%

Total forest area

70,156,000

69,213,000

68,742,000

-94000

-0.1

-94000

-0.1

-1,414,000

-2.02

0

Other wooded land

22132000

22132000

2,213,200

0

0

22,132,000

Primary forests

62,910,000

62,188,000

61,065,000

-72,200

-0.11

-224,600

-0.36

-1845000

-2.93

211.08

Plantations

263000

715000

754000

45,200

17.19

7,800

1.09

491000

186.7

-93.7

Chart: Forest cover in Peru, 1990-2005

Chart: Primary forest cover in Peru 1990-2005

All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)